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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Is That What You Imagined?

I was recently asked how is your life different than you
imagined it? Tough question isn’t it? So first I had to think about how I
imagined my life. I think there was a time when I had a generic dream. You know
the house, family, good job. But then I realized along the way that I’m not
really good at co-habitating. I really enjoy my personal time, and if there are
other people in the house well you can’t have much personal time. So I have a
house that I share with the three beasties. So I attained the first part of the
life imagined.

Then there is the second part of how I imagined life.
Family: And family always means a lot of
responsibility. I also realized along the way that family is what we make of
it. A person may have a large support network that acts in place of a
traditional family. None of my parents or siblings live near me. Don’t get me
wrong they are supportive of me, and they are great. They just aren’t part of
my everyday life. But I’ve been blessed with a large support group who acts as
my everyday family. They listen to my problems, laugh at my jokes even if they
are kind of silly, and overall make my life richer. So that part of my life is
how I imagined it.

Oh yeah, the good job. I think there was a time when I
thought a good job was one where you had a lot of responsibility and made a lot
of money. I’ve had a couple of jobs with loads of responsibility, and I do well
for a while, but then I get tired of all the pressure. So I think I’ve
redefined a good job as one where I enjoy working with my co-workers, and where
at the end of the day I am able to say to myself I’ve done my best.

So is my life the way I imagined it? Not exactly the way I
pictured it, but it’s a version of what I imagined. And it’s really a pretty
good life. I have a place to live, people who love me, and a great blog
following. I hope everyone else has some version of what they imagined their
life to be.

5 comments:

I love this! I love that even though your life isn't exactly as you previously pictured it, you embrace it and appreciate it exactly as it is - and it is good. So many people could benefit from that same mindset. :)

my life no where near where I imagined it would be but I am happy with no regrets. I try not to dwell on the "what ifs". I do wish that some aspects were different but that's the had I was dealt so I play it out.